CVE-2023-53329
published 2025-09-16CVE-2023-53329: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race…
PriorityP417medium4.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.09%
0.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598:
[ 1863.554079] ==================================================================
[ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work
[ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5394 on cpu 27:
[ 1863.554154] process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:2598)
[ 1863.554166] worker_thread (./include/linux/list.h:292 kernel/workqueue.c:2752)
[ 1863.554177] kthread (kernel/kthread.c:389)
[ 1863.554186] ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145)
[ 1863.554197] ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:312)
[ 1863.554213] read to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5450 on cpu 12:
[ 1863.554224] process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:2598)
[ 1863.554235] worker_thread (./include/linux/list.h:292 kernel/workqueue.c:2752)
[ 1863.554247] kthread (kernel/kthread.c:389)
[ 1863.554255] ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145)
[ 1863.554266] ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:312)
[ 1863.554280] value changed: 0x0000000000001766 -> 0x000000000000176a
[ 1863.554295] Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
[ 1863.554303] CPU: 12 PID: 5450 Comm: kworker/u64:1 Tainted: G L 6.5.0-rc6+ #44
[ 1863.554314] Hardware name: ASRock X670E PG Lightning/X670E PG Lightning, BIOS 1.21 04/26/2023
[ 1863.554322] Workqueue: btrfs-endio btrfs_end_bio_work [btrfs]
[ 1863.554941] ==================================================================
lockdep_invariant_state(true);
→ pwq->stats[PWQ_STAT_STARTED]++;
trace_workqueue_execute_start(work);
worker->current_func(work);
Moving pwq->stats[PWQ_STAT_STARTED]++; before the line
raw_spin_unlock_irq(&pool->lock);
resolves the data race without performance penalty.
KCSAN detected at least one additional data race:
[ 157.834751] ==================================================================
[ 157.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.5.3-1 (forky) | linux 6.5.3-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 725e8ec59c56c65fb92e343c10a8842cd0d4f194 < ce55024f28589b0012fa2c6b5748ec5a180b7fbe | ce55024f28589b0012fa2c6b5748ec5a180b7fbe |
| linux | linux | >= 725e8ec59c56c65fb92e343c10a8842cd0d4f194 < fe48ba7daefe75bbbefa2426deddc05f2d530d2d | fe48ba7daefe75bbbefa2426deddc05f2d530d2d |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.3-1 | 6.5.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.5.3-1 | 6.5.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.5 < 6.5.3 | 6.5.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv4.7MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.7LOW
vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
vendor_redhat·2025-09-16·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2023-53329 [MEDIUM] CWE-366 kernel: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
kernel: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598:
[ 1863.554079] ==================================================================
[ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work
[ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5394 on cpu 27:
[ 1863.554154] process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:2598)
[ 1863.554166] worker_thread (./include/linux/list.h:292 kernel/workqueue.c:2752)
[ 1863.554177] kthread (kernel/kthread.c:389)
[ 1863.554186] ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145)
[ 1863.554197] ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:312)
Debian
CVE-2023-53329: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: ...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2023-53329 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53329: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: ...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598: [ 1863.554079] ================================================================== [ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work [ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5394 on cpu 27: [ 1863.554154] process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:2598) [ 1863.554166] worker_thread (./include/linux/list.h:292 kernel/workqueue.c:2752) [ 1863.554177] kthread (kernel/kthread.c:389) [ 1863.554186] ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145) [ 1863.554197] ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:312) [ 1863.554213] read to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5450
GHSA
GHSA-8v8f-6c96-795r: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
KCSAN has discovered a
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-16
CVE-2023-53329 [MEDIUM] CWE-362 GHSA-8v8f-6c96-795r: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
KCSAN has discovered a
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment
KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598:
[ 1863.554079] ==================================================================
[ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work
[ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5394 on cpu 27:
[ 1863.554154] process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:2598)
[ 1863.554166] worker_thread (./include/linux/list.h:292 kernel/workqueue.c:2752)
[ 1863.554177] kthread (kernel/kthread.c:389)
[ 1863.554186] ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145)
[ 1863.554197] ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:312)
[ 1863.554213] read to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task
OSV
CVE-2023-53329: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a da
osv·2025-09-16·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2023-53329 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53329: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a da
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: fix data race with the pwq->stats[] increment KCSAN has discovered a data race in kernel/workqueue.c:2598: [ 1863.554079] ================================================================== [ 1863.554118] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in process_one_work / process_one_work [ 1863.554142] write to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5394 on cpu 27: [ 1863.554154] process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:2598) [ 1863.554166] worker_thread (./include/linux/list.h:292 kernel/workqueue.c:2752) [ 1863.554177] kthread (kernel/kthread.c:389) [ 1863.554186] ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:145) [ 1863.554197] ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:312) [ 1863.554213] read to 0xffff963d99d79998 of 8 bytes by task 5450
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2025-09-16
Published